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We met while deployed to Iraq. He was redeployed 6 months before I was, but he wrote to me every day the sweetest email love letters. I have been back a year and we are still going strong.

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So well put!

J is for those fancy juice bars some gyms have!

D is for Deadlifts!

My Southern SO puts a fried egg on a piece of toast with grape jelly. It sounds terrible but tastes surprisingly good...

I agree with whoever said there is a lot of misinformation and conflicting arguments. The best I ever read was "Why We Get Fat" by Gary Taubes. In the end you have to make a judgement call, but it never hurts to learn a little about what each side is saying. ** edited because I can't spell...

I have been on Yaz for almost a year now and I like it. It takes care of the mood swings, improves my skin, and I haven't seen any birth-control related weight gain.

Yes!! Squats with weights that are heavy for you with LOW reps will definitely work!

Hello! I know you can't "spot train" to help certain areas, but for your arms you can lose fat and reveal the muscle underneath by lifting weights. As women we don't have the testosterone to get "bulky," so don't worry about lifting making your arms bigger. For me, the changes came when I started bench pressing, light…

What about PFC Manning and the wikileaks? His passing of information to Julian Assange is seen by some as brave whistleblowing and as others as high treason and espionage. I think you could write about absolute morality, right and wrong, and black and white morals versus moral relativity. As in, is it EVER okay to give…

I agree with most people on the topic- do them on your toes as much as you can, then switch to your knees. Also, don't forget about auxiliary exercises- if your goal is to do good pushups, then bench pressing weights that are heavy for you 2-3 times a week, 3 sets of 5, with weight increases every week, will make you…

I say don't back off the weight. I am no expert- I have only been powerlifting for 10 months now but let those legs get a little more muscular and don't worry about it. Eventually, you will lose the fat around your legs, the thighs especially, and then you will just have strong muscle left over. Also, good for you for…

Hey lady. Believe it or not, heavy squats will do it. Start with just the bar and do 3 sets of 5 exercises each. Add five pounds or so to it every time you squat and do it three times a week. Make sure you go all the way down, though, no half-squats! You would be amazed at what squats can do for us women if we only did…

It sounds to me like you are hungry. It seems counter-intuitive, but I would recommend eating a little bit more fat throughout the day, eggs, cheese, meat, olive oil, fish, etc. That might mean by the end of the day your body won't be craving food as badly. I had the same problem as you, except I would also get hunger…

Cut carbs and pick up something heavy. And buy Mark Ripetoe's book "Starting Strength" to get stronger and better looking in the process.